Consider the following statements in relation to Janani Suraksha Yojana : 1. It is a safe motherhood intervention of the State Health Departments. 2. Its objective is to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality among poor pregnant women. 3. It aims to promote institutional delivery among poor pregnant women. 4. Its objective includes providing public health facilities to sick infants up to one year of age. How many of the statements given above are correct?
A
Only one
B
Only two
Correct answer
C
Only three
D
All four
Explanation
Two statements are correct. Janani Suraksha Yojana is a safe motherhood intervention under the National Health Mission, launched in 2005 and funded entirely by the Centre, so it is not an intervention of the State Health Departments and statement 1 is wrong. Its objective is to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality by promoting institutional delivery among poor pregnant women, through a cash incentive for giving birth in a health facility: statements 2 and 3 are correct. Statement 4 describes a different scheme, the Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram, which entitles sick infants up to one year of age to free treatment in public health facilities.
Government SchemesHealth Schemes (Maternal & Child Health)Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY)Maternal mortalityNeonatal mortalityPoor pregnant womenInstitutional deliveryCentrally sponsored schemeNational Health Mission (NHM)